YEARLISTING IN 2016

Compared to most recent years, when for example I recorded 165 species in the county in 2011, 187 in 2012 and 173 in 2013, this has been a particularly poor one with just 157 species recorded by mid December - one of my worst years on record

YEARLISTING IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

It's all over - 2012 has come to an end. I managed a total of 187 out of the 198 species recorded all told in Buckinghamshire - 94% of the total - probably my highest-ever annual tally.

The current record is 191 species achieved in 2006 and held jointly by both Rob Hill and Simon Nichols



Friday, 17 July 2009

More CROSSBILLS

A flock of at least 20 COMMON CROSSBILLS is now present in Wendover Forest (per David Bilcock)

SPOTTED FLYCATCHERS


16/07 14:00 : 2 Spotted Flycatchers : Turville SU767911. Flycatching from on and around gravestones in churchyard. (Gavin Foster)

Thursday, 16 July 2009

COMMON CROSSBILLS galore

16/07 17:50 : 13 COMMON CROSSBILLS : Gerrards Cross.

Second flock of the day, arrived from the NW, landed briefly in a Spruce tree, then headed off south. Both flocks today very agitated and flighty with constant calling, presumably desperate to find ripe cones (Rob Andrews)

Earlier, RDA had discovered a flock of 16 birds in Chalfont St Giles.

Wednesday, 15 July 2009

LITTLE MARLOW GP this evening

Between 17:15 and 20:45 ...

1 Yellow-legged Gull with ring 624J (as recorded previously)
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Oystercatcher (long-staying)
2 DUNLIN (5th day and looking very comfortable here; both in summer plumage; continually favouring the end of the spit where vegetation is relatively thick - can be hard to find at times but often both seen in open water)

Kevin Holt

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL numbers increasing at Marlow GP

Adam Bassett reports 4 YELLOW-LEGGED GULLS on the Spade Oak Gravel Pit today, including three adults and an immature. This species has been occurring at this site daily since the first week of July (per Alan Stephens)

Dorney Wetlands Today

A Ringed Plover on the Seasonal Pool with 91 Lapwing. Two Juvenile Little Ringed Plovers on the Reserve Pool.

Of the rest, 22 Egyptian Geese, 3 Grey Herons, 7 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Kestrel and a Whitethroat (Dave Cleal)

First WHINCHAT of the 'Autumn'

A WHINCHAT was seen along the main footpath down to the treatment works at Ravenstone this afternoon (Rob Norris).